Aug 16

#LOTD2014: April Playlist

Still playing catchup to the end! Here’s the latest way-overdue Lyric-of-the-Day project recap from 2013-2014 from April 2014.

As a refresher, each day from Jan. 1, 2013 through Dec. 31, 2014, I posted a lyric on my Twitter feed. At the end of each month, I created a Spotify playlist of the songs featured, and throughout much of 2013-14 here on the blog.

Here’s April’s #LOTD2014 playlist (find the Spotify playlist I’ve created from these lyrics linked at the end of the post or on the clickable image at right), with some brief explanations (in italics) for a number of the lyrics.

  • “And the warmth of your smile starts a-burnin’/And the thrill of your touch gives me fright” #LedZeppelin “Fool In The Rain” #LOTD2014 4/1
  • “The days went by like paper in the wind/Everything changed then changed again/It’s hard …” “To Find A Friend” #TomPetty #LOTD2014 4/2
  • “Lord of lyrics, duke of discussion/Ruler of rock, your king at cold-crushin” #RunDMC “Raising Hell” #LOTD2014 4/3
  • “They put you down, they say I’m wrong/You tacky thing, you put them on” #DavidBowie “Rebel Rebel” #LOTD2014 4/4
  • “I’m so tired I can’t sleep/I’m a liar and a thief/I sit and drink …” “Pennyroyal Tea” #Nirvana #LOTD2014 4/5 #RIPKurtCobain #20years
  • “I don’t need your authority/Down with the moral majority/’Cause I want to be the minority” #GreenDay “Minority” #LOTD2014 4/6
  • “Yes, I’m jumping like a jumping jack/Dancing, screaming, itching, squealing, fevered” #TheCure “Hot Hot Hot” #LOTD2014 4/7 (Nothing like an early spring heatwave in L.A.)
  • “He headed west ’cause he felt a change would do him good/See some old friends good for the soul” #BobSeger “Hollywood Nights” #LOTD2014 4/8
  • “Come on and get your overdose/Collect it at the borderline/And they want to get up in your head” #BrokenBells “The High Road” #LOTD2014 4/9
  • “There’s a part of me that still believes/My soul will soar above the trees” #WhiteLies “To Lose My Life” #LOTD2014 4/10
  • “Exchangin good lucks face to face/Checkin his stash by the trash at St. Marks Place” #Replacements “Alex Chilton” #LOTD2014 4/11 #Coachella (Night 1 of Coachella 2014 brought a great show from The Replacements)
  • “I’m so happy ’cause today/I’ve found my friends/They’re in my head” #Nirvana “Lithium” Great #Muse cover at #Coachella #LOTD2014 4/12 (The highlight of Muse’s set was this cover played to remember Cobain’s suicide, 20 years later.)
  • “Let the desert wind/Cool your aching head/Let the weight of the world/Drift away instead” #Beck “The Golden Age” #LOTD2014 4/13 #Coachella (One of my favorite Beck songs, perfect on the closing night of the weekend.)
  • “As it breaks, the summer will warm/But the winter will crave what is gone” #FutureIslands “Seasons (Waiting On You)” #LOTD2014 4/14
  • “Let me tell you how it will be/There’s one for you, nineteen for me” #TheBeatles “Taxman” #LOTD2014 4/15 (Tax day. Duh.)
  • “You wasted my time/Like to see you try & give it back/I’m working/But not working for you” #Superchunk “Slack Motherfu*ker” #LOTD2014 4/16
  • “Finally relax my weary limbs/Just lay still/The ceiling undulates/The fault of some strange pill” #DumDumGirls “Bedroom Eyes” #LOTD2014 4/17
  • “And Saturday’s no good I got a show/So it’s got to be Good Friday/Then it’s so long” #BlackCrowes “Good Friday” #LOTD2014 4/18 (Good Friday. Yep.)
  • “Divide the time it takes to look inside/And realize that real guys go for real down to Mars girls” #Outkast “Roses” #LOTD2014 4/19
  • “M.Y.T.H. is belief in the game/Controls that keep us in a box of fear/We never listen” #PearlJam “Faithfull” #LOTD2014 4/20 (My own personal tribute to the Easter holiday.)
  • “When you say/Now we got Hell to pay/Don’t worry, baby, that’s okay/I know the boss” #AfghanWhigs “Going To Town” #LOTD2014 4/21
  • “No reason to run and hide/You’re looking through a cracked mirror/No one knows the reason why” #SocialDistortion “Bad Luck” #LOTD2014 4/22
  • “My love I’m an owl on the sill in the evening/But morning finds you/Still warm & breathing” #NekoCase “This Tornado Loves You” #LOTD2014 4/23
  • “Now the time has come (Time)/There are things to realize (Time)” #ChambersBrothers “Time Has Come Today” #LOTD2014 4/24
  • “Fee-fi-fo-fum/Look out baby cause here I come/And I’m bringing you a love that’s true/So get ready” #Temptations “Get Ready” #LOTD2014 4/25
  • “And even if time ain’t really on my side/It’s one of those days for taking a walk outside” #LovinSpoonful “Daydream” #LOTD2014 4/26
  • “Not trying to say/I’ll have it all my way/Always willing to learn/When you got something to teach” #DepecheMode “Strangelove” #LOTD2014 4/27
  • “I’m gonna add a little guitar/And make it easy to move your feet” #SlyAndTheFamilyStone “Dance To The Music” #LOTD2014 4/28
  • “I don’t understand how the last card is played/But somehow the vital connection is made” #Elastica “Connection” #LOTD2014 4/29 (A salute to the beginning of Response Expo and all of its networking glory.)
  • “Brick or stone cannot hurt me/Madmen around the city go/They attack I’ll bring them down” #JanesAddiction “Superhero” #LOTD2014 4/30

Here’s the Spotify playlist if you’d like to listen along: #LOTD2014: April

Jan 02

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 31

If those of you who’ve followed along have been wondering if my Photo-A-Day project was going to peter out and be left unfinished, the answer is a definitive, “NO!” Though the past few months have been unbelievably busy and some technological limitations have kept me from uploading and working up the photos from the year’s final four months, I am planning on pushing forward and making sure that all 365 images will make it on to this blog by the end of February.

To get started on that goal, here’s the next week’s worth of images dating from July 29-August 4. Remember, to see any image full size, just click on it!

29-JUL-2013: Pretty sweet wall inside the green room at the Hard Rock Hotel's appropriately named Vinyl nightclub. Vegas site checks can be fun!

29-JUL-2013: Pretty sweet wall inside the green room at the Hard Rock Hotel’s appropriately named Vinyl nightclub. Vegas site checks can be fun!

30-JUL-2013: A perfect Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium for a visit from the Yankees.

30-JUL-2013: A perfect Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium for a visit from the Yankees – and a different seat location upstairs.

31-JUL-2013: A special moment as Yankee legend Mariano Rivera faces Hanley Ramirez in his final appearance in Los Angeles.

31-JUL-2013: A special moment as Yankee legend Mariano Rivera, in his final appearance in Los Angeles, faces Hanley Ramirez.

1-AUG-2013: Hanging roses are just about dried and ready to return to a friend who was recently engaged.

1-AUG-2013: Hanging roses are just about dried and ready to return to a friend who was recently engaged.

2-AUG-2013: An incredible summer sunset sky looking down Broadway in DTLA.

2-AUG-2013: An incredible summer sunset sky looking down Broadway in DTLA.

3-AUG-2013: Found this somewhat old and foreboding sign inside the Alexandria Hotel on 5th & Spring in DTLA after having drinks at The Gorbals.

3-AUG-2013: Found this somewhat old and foreboding sign inside the Alexandria Hotel on 5th & Spring in DTLA after having drinks at The Gorbals.

4-AUG-2013: A very special throwback Sunday night treat.

4-AUG-2013: A very special throwback Sunday night treat.

Oct 28

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 28

Images from the week of July 8-14 include a number of tight shots and case studies from around the house, as well as a couple of wide-angle photos at the Hollywood Bowl and Dodger Stadium. Let’s take a look!

8-JUL-2013: Roses in bloom.

8-JUL-2013: Roses in bloom.

9-JUL-2013: A great special delivery from a friend in Oregon. Whiskey always wins. My reflection in the bottle is interesting, as well.

9-JUL-2013: A great special delivery from a friend in Oregon. Whiskey always wins. My reflection in the bottle is interesting, as well.

10-JUL-2013: 14 innings of baseball leads to a late, dark evening on the couch.

10-JUL-2013: 14 innings of baseball leads to a late, dark evening on the couch.

11-JUL-2013: Nothing like a summer night at the Hollywood Bowl. This one's an Instagram image.

11-JUL-2013: Nothing like a summer night at the Hollywood Bowl. This one’s an Instagram image.

12-JUL-2013: Case study of a mini-pineapple.

12-JUL-2013: Case study of a mini-pineapple.

13-JUL-2013: The final pitch of Zack Greinke's 2-hit masterpiece against Colorado at Dodger Stadium.

13-JUL-2013: The final pitch of Zack Greinke’s 2-hit masterpiece against Colorado at Dodger Stadium.

14-JUL-2013: A wonderful home-cooked meal of bacon-wrapped scallops and gazpacho. Perfect for a Sunday night.

14-JUL-2013: A wonderful home-cooked meal of bacon-wrapped scallops and gazpacho. Perfect for a Sunday night.